Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Navy's hospital ship KRI dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo-991 (WSH-991) has arrived in Fiji as part of its goodwill mission during the second leg of its port visit to South Pacific nations.
The ship, which sailed under the Navy's 2024 Pacific Port Visit mission, arrived at North King's Wharf in Suva, Fiji, on Saturday (November 2), according to TNI-AL's 3rd Fleet Command Information Centre statement received here on Sunday.
Colonel Arif Prasetyo Irbianto, the commander of the 2024 Pacific Port Visit Task Force, noted that the goodwill mission in Fiji includes humanitarian assistance and meetings with local officials.
"During our three days in Fiji, the task force is opening the ship for the public, handing over medicines, performing courtesy calls to local officials, and hosting a reception on board," he said.
Locals and Indonesians in Fiji are welcome to visit the ship until November 3. Visitors can tour the ship and observe its control room, helicopter deck, and medical facilities, he added.
KRI dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo-991, under the Navy's 3rd Fleet Command, is on its goodwill mission to four countries in the South Pacific region, namely Solomon Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu, and Papua New Guinea.
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During the Pacific Port Visit 2024 mission, officers on the ship organized humanitarian work in each of their stopovers. It includes distributing humanitarian aid and medical equipment, providing free health checks, and repairing places of worship.
KRI WSH-991 is making its second stop in Fiji after completing its mission in the Solomon Islands. The mission will last 48 days before the ship returns to its base in Sorong, Northwest Papua.
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The ship carries a crew of 144 and 36 other mission participants, including a diving team, security personnel, medical officers, students from Papua, and members of the Navy Information Office.
